Area Wood Procurement Manager

Smurfit Westrock; Evadale (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock is seeking an Area Wood Fiber Procurement Manager for the Evadale, TX office to lead stumpage activities and develop aggressive virgin fiber sourcing strategies that meet mill needs with safety and environmental compliance.

You will drive cost-effective fiber supply, negotiate with suppliers, forecast budgets, and mentor a high-performing team while promoting a culture of safety, integrity, and continuous improvement across the region.

Qualifications

• 5+ years related work experience in wood fiber procurement or forest products.
• Bachelor’s degree in forestry or related field.
• Proven ability to develop tactical plans grounded in mill requirements and market data.
• Strong financial forecasting and budgeting skills.
• Advanced computer skills in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety culture and procurement team activities for fiber sourcing.
• Develop and execute the fiber supply plan to minimize cost and maximize quality.
• Negotiate fiber pricing based on market demands.
• Collaborate with mill management and regional teams to ensure supply.
• Develop talent and succession within the team.
• Prepare budgets and forecasts, monitor spending.

Skills

Leadership

Safety culture

Strategic planning

Budgeting

Forecasting

Market data analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Word/Outlook

Education

Bachelor’s degree in forestry or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Description & Requirements

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

The Opportunity

We have an opportunity for an Area Wood Fiber Procurement Manager at our Evadale, TX, office to lead all Stumpage team activities to develop and execute the virgin fiber sourcing strategies aggressively and proactively. This process includes maintaining the lowest cost and highest quality fiber sourcing in support of the mills' projected needs across the annual cycle while maintaining the highest compliance with safety and environmental requirements. In this process, the candidate must provide key leadership and develop organizational talent to promote an aggressive, data focused organization capable of relentlessly seeking productivity enhancements resulting in bottom line savings to the company.

How You Will Impact WestRock

• Lead, promote, and enhance the safety culture.
• Assist the Region Manager in executing the annual strategic purchase plan to provide the highest value fiber to the digester across the annual cycle by identifying and developing fiber sources and ensuring a consistent supply of targeted levels of delivered fiber through external purchases. Develop and execute sound, aggressive strategies built on mill requirements, solid analysis, and market data.
• Effectively evaluate delivered fiber opportunities and successfully negotiate pricing based on true market demands that provide high quality fiber to the digester at lowest possible costs.
• Execute the fiber supply plan with precision and high sense of urgency, remaining flexible to adjust strategy and tactics given changes in market conditions and/or mill operations to sustain lowest cost and high quality.
• Communicate effectively related to fiber supply operations, strategies, and status of execution with all stakeholders including mill management, mill operations, mill fiber supply team and upper management.
• Hold team and suppliers to high standards for operational execution, including accuracy, timeliness, safety, productivity, and quality.
• Proactively develop and manage both capital and expense plans that support and enhance the fiber supply system.
• Assist the Region Manager in the development and reporting of timely and accurate financial information including budgets, forecasts, and projected spending.
• Identify and support opportunities to increase productivity and efficiency across the region.
• Develop talent to continually provide opportunities for “high potential” individuals to increase leadership "bench strength" for the organization.

What You Need To Succeed

• 5+ years related work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in forestry or related field.
• Lead, promote, and enhance the safety culture of Smurfit Westrock.
• Advanced computer skills, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Word, Outlook, and other software
• Demonstrated capability to develop tactical plans with aggressive strategy built on mill requirements, solid analysis, and robust market data.
• Ability to build and track financial forecasts and budgets.
• Maintain solid market awareness and utilize it to support both strategic development and tactical decisions.
• Execute the fiber supply plan with precision and high sense of urgency, remaining flexible to adjust strategy and tactics given changes in market conditions and/or mill operations to sustain lowest cost and high quality.
• Communicate effectively related to fiber supply operations, strategies, and status of execution with all stakeholders including peers, direct reports, and upper management.
• Hold direct reports to high standards for operational execution, including accuracy, timeliness, safety, productivity, and quality.
• Ability to develop talent to increase leadership "bench strength" for the organization.

What We Offer

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.